[V8] Fulda report

[Kneale Brownson]

The belly pan makes a huge difference in the amount of exposure the
alternator gets too.

At 06:45 PM 6/30/2004 -0400, cobram at juno.com wrote:
>dsaad at icehouse.net writes:
>
>
>> Then came the rain. 1.5 inches in 40 minutes last night. Again the 
>> trusty V8 did its thing without complaining. I was driving during the
>entire storm 
>> and had to ford many a river. I know the alternator was under water
>quite a bit 
>> so I guess I can expect some trouble there shortly but it never so much
>as 
>
>I wouldn't worry, I still have the same alternator in U8Q as I did 6
>years ago...
>http://www.audifans.com/archives/1998/06/msg01400.html
>
>All I needed to do in dry dock was blow out the TPS with some air to get
>everything back to normal.  
>
>> Anyway the V8 has risen another notch by proving to be reliable 
>> under fire (or rain as the case may be :-)
>
>Lesser Audi's don't fare as well as your trusty steed though, the air
>intake is much lower than the V8Q's on most other type 44's.
>
>BCNU,
>http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
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